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adj. Explicitly set forth; definite. See Synonyms at explicit.

adj. Relating to, characterizing, or distinguishing a species.

adj. Special, distinctive, or unique: specific qualities and attributes.

adj. Intended for, applying to, or acting on a particular thing: a specific remedy for warts.

adj. Concerned particularly with the subject specified. Often used in combination: "age-specific voting patterns” ( A. Dianne Schmidley).

adj. Designating a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition.

adj. Having a remedial influence or effect on a particular disease.

adj. Immunology Having an affinity limited to a particular antibody or antigen.

adj. Designating a customs charge levied on merchandise by unit or weight rather than according to value.

adj. Designating a commodity rate applicable to the transportation of a single commodity between named points.

n. Something particularly fitted to a use or purpose.

n. A remedy intended for a particular ailment or disorder.

n. A distinguishing quality or attribute.

n. Distinct items or details; particulars.

adj. explicit or definite

adj. Pertaining to a species.

adj. pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species

adj. special, distinctive or unique

adj. intended for, or applying to a particular thing

adj. being a remedy for a particular disease

adj. limited to a particular antibody or antigen

adj. of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)

adj. similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)

adj. a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)

n. A distinguishing attribute or quality.

n. Something particularly adapted for a particular use, as a remedy for a particular disorder

n. Specification

n. The details; particulars.

adj. Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute its species, and distinguish it from other things

adj. Specifying; definite, or making definite; limited; precise; discriminating.

adj. Exerting a peculiar influence over any part of the body; preventing or curing disease by a peculiar adaptation, and not on general principles.

n. A specific remedy. See specific, a., 3.

n. Anything having peculiar adaption to the purpose to which it is applied.

That is specified or defined; distinctly named, formulated, or determined; of a special kind or a definite tenor; determinate; explicit: as, a specific sum of money; a specific offer; specific, obligations or duties; a specific aim or pursuit.

Pertaining to or accordant with what is specified or determined; relating to or regarding a definite subject; conformable to special occasion or requirement, prescribed terms, or known conditions; having a special use or application.

Of or pertaining to a species.

Peculiar; special.

In law, having a certain or well-defined form or designation; observing a certain form; precise.

In medicine, related to special infection, particularly syphilitic infection; produced by some distinct zymotic poison.

Synonyms and

Particular, etc. See special.

n. Something adapted or expected to produce a specific effect; that which is, or is supposed to be, capable of infallibly bringing about a desired result; especially, a remedy which cures, or tends to cure, a certain disease, whatever may be its manifestations, as mercury used as a remedy for syphilis.

n. A definite substance in the serum of an animal that gives rise to a special kind of immunity.

adj. stated explicitly or in detail

n. a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

adj. being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides

n. a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease

adj. (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique

adj. relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species

"Your referral to instant runoff voting in specific is particularly odd, given that IRV is neither a Democratic nor a Republican issue (with both McCain and Dean strongly supporting it), and is limited in popularity to conservatives or liberals."

specified    peculiar    limited    particularized    unique    particular    particularised    circumstantial    special    proper   

generic    all-purpose    gross    general-purpose    broad    pandemic    universal    widespread    overall    nonspecific   

fact    medication    medicinal drug    medicament    medicine   

specific name    specific inductive capacity    specific difference    specific performance    specific characters    specific medicine    specific rotatory power    specific gravity    specific intent    conductivity   

specifying    limited    precise    discriminating    particular    definite    remedy   

Pacific    hieroglyphic    honorific    horrific    nonspecific    pacific    prolific    pseudoscientific    scientific    terrific   

various    appropriate    unique    technical